October 1, 2014 recap

$1,000 Toss-Up: Phrase

_ / _ _ _ E / _ O U
M O _ !

Ritz solves I LOVE YOU MOM!

Ritz Cruz (female), hometown not given, has one son, CEO of a nonprofit called Smash Foundation (Single Moms Are Super Heroes)
Dan Keyser, Deerfield Beach, FL, airline instructor, married to Charlene, three children, nine grandchildren
Candra Wickham, Houston, TX, tax professional, married to David, has three children

$2,000 Toss-Up: Thing

_ _ M _ O R T
_ _ _ _

David is wrong with COMFORT ZONE.

C O M F O R T
F O O _

Candra solves COMFORT FOOD.

Prize on Wheel: $6,000 courtesy of Banquet Foods

Round 1: Living Things

Candra calls N on $550, but after buying A, she hits Lose a Turn. Ritz picks D on $650, then buys E and I, but the latter isn't up there.

Dan picks R and L on $600 and $700, then duds with T on $900. Back to Candra, who picks up the ½ Car between $650 and $900 with P, then buys O and U to clear the vowels, but calls a wrong Y on the Banquet gift tag. Ritz finishes up with S on $600.

S U N _ L O _ E R S
A N D / A P P L E
_ L O S S O _ S

She solves SUNFLOWERS AND APPLE BLOSSOMS for $3,150.

Lose a Turn: Candra
Duds: I (Ritz), T (Dan), Y (Candra)

Ritz: $4,150
Dan: $0
Candra: $2,000
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Mystery Round: Before & After

Ritz and Dan dud with N and T on $700 and $650.

Candra picks up the Wild Card with R, then buys A. She gets the ½ Car between $550 and $900 with M, buys E, and calls L on $900. After buying the last vowel, O, she uses her Wild Card on that same $900, but she calls a bad V.

Ritz finds two C's on $3,500, but gives her money back to the Bankrupt on the right of the Million Dollar Wedge. Dan picks up the Banquet prize with K. He then calls N before spinning again; his spin lands on $3,500, at which point he realizes that the N was already called.

Candra then Bankrupts between $900 and $650, and Ritz hits Lose a Turn. Dan gets a second chance now, so he calls S on $900.


_ A L S E
A L A R M
C L O C K

Dan solves FALSE ALARM CLOCK for $1,400 and the prize.

Duds: N (Ritz), T (Dan), V (Candra)
Repeat: N (Dan)
Bankrupt: Ritz ($7,000), Candra ($2,950 + ½ Car tag)
Lose a Turn: Ritz

Ritz: $4,150
Dan: $7,400
Candra: $2,000
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Verniece and Susan share life moments.

Prize/Express Round: Event

Dan calls T on $800 and buys E, but after R on $600, he Bankrupts between $900 and $650, while Candra hits the Bankrupt between $900 and $3,500.

Ritz finds three S's on $3,500, then buys A. She picks up the Million Dollar Wedge with F, then calls a bad O on Free Play. After buying I to clear the vowels, she picks up the ½ Car between $650 and $900 with G, then calls W on Express. She climbs aboard:

Express letters (Music now plays during Express rides.)
Y
N
M
buzz-out, Bankrupt

A / _ A _ M I N G
S T R E S S - F R E E
G E T A W A Y

Dan solves A CALMING STRESS-FREE GETAWAY for just the trip to Belize (Ramon's Village Resort, $6,000).

Bankrupt: Dan ($2,250), Candra ($0), Ritz ($15,000 + Million Dollar Wedge + ½ Car, on Express)
Dud: O (Ritz, on Free Play)
Buzz-out: Ritz

Ritz: $4,150
Dan: $13,400
Candra: $2,000
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$3,000 Toss-Up: In the Kitchen

_ _ _ _ O W _ _ E
O _ _ _

Dan solves MICROWAVE OVEN.

Round 4: What Are You Doing?

Final Spin: $700

Dan: T
Candra: H
Ritz: G

_ _ T _ H _ _ G / T H _
H _ G H _ _ G H T _

She solves WATCHING THE HIGHLIGHTS for $5,100.

End totals:
Ritz: $9,250
Dan: $16,400
Candra: $2,000
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Banquet Meal of Fortune puzzle: THIS CALLS FOR A CELEBRATION

$100,000 Bonus Round

Dan's wife, brother-in-law, and sister-in-law are in the audience.

He hits the M in GAME, and his puzzle is Thing:

_ _ _ _ L E
_ E _ _ _ E

H, D, M, O:

M O _ _ L E
D E _ _ _ E

He solves MOBILE DEVICE for $32,000. End total: $48,400.

$5K EVERY DAY SPIN ID: SV3648518